Mercedes-Benz ML Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Mercedes-Benz ML-Class or ML350 in Canada? Start with the door-sticker tow limit, then open the live CURT Class 3 shelf we stock for listed ML years. CURT 13342 covers early two thousand six through two thousand eleven ML350 years on a two inch receiver with about three thousand five hundred pounds gross and three hundred fifty pounds tongue on the hitch card. CURT 13411 covers later two thousand twelve through two thousand fifteen ML350 and ML-Class years with higher hitch-card numbers around seven thousand pounds gross and seven hundred pounds tongue. Door sticker first. Hitch second.

Built for Canadian ML owners and shops. Free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts when the SKU is live on this store. New to hitch shopping? Start with the buying guide, how to choose a hitch, hitch for bike rack only, and hitch bolt torque tips. Prefer the full index? Open the towing guides hub.

Watch these CURT videos first

All four videos are from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). Use them for class selection, install habits, wiring basics, and ball-mount height before you dig into the product cards below.

If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.

How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT - Hitch class basics

Match Class 3 to the ML door sticker and the live 13342 or 13411 card before you shop a heavier trailer.

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Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT - Install habits

Confirm the install sheet for your ML year. Fascia and underbody access vary by generation, so plan shop time honestly.

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How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT - Wiring basics

Plan lights after the hitch. We do not stock a dedicated ML wiring harness on this shelf today, so confirm a harness path before you invent a plug.

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How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT - Ball-mount height

Match a two inch shank to either Class 3 receiver, then level the trailer with rise versus drop once the hitch is on.

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What the live CURT ML cards actually cover

CURT 13342 is a Class 3 hitch with a two inch receiver. The live product title lists two thousand six Mercedes-Benz ML-Class and two thousand six through two thousand eleven ML350, with ML550 years also called out on the card notes. Ratings sit around three thousand five hundred pounds gross trailer weight and three hundred fifty pounds tongue weight, with weight-distribution notes around four thousand pounds gross and four hundred pounds tongue.

CURT 13411 is the later Class 3 path for listed two thousand twelve through two thousand fifteen ML350 and ML-Class years. The same live card also reaches into later GLE350 and GLE43 years, so if your badge already says GLE, keep shopping on the GLE hitch buyer guide. On the hitch card 13411 rates about seven thousand pounds gross and seven hundred pounds tongue. Those hitch numbers still sit under the Mercedes door sticker for your exact vehicle.

ML tow ratings were SUV-class and varied by engine. Many owners only want a bike rack or a cargo carrier. Read the Mercedes door sticker, then open the hitch card. The hitch cannot raise the vehicle limit.

CURT 13342 Class 3

In-stock two inch Class 3 for listed early ML350 and ML-Class years on the live card. Confirm year and ML550 notes before you buy.

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Parts-counter note. Prefer 13342 for listed early ML years. Prefer 13411 for listed later ML years. Keep GLE shopping on the GLE guide when that badge is already in the driveway.

Open live 13411 product

Hitch versus vehicle tow rating

What hitch class do I need

How to shop without getting lost

Step 1Read the door sticker

Find the Mercedes tow and tongue numbers for your engine and axle. The hitch cannot raise that limit.

Step 2Match the year band

Early listed years lean on 13342. Later listed ML years lean on 13411. Confirm the live card still shows your year.

Step 3Plan lights honestly

No dedicated ML harness is live on this shelf today. Confirm a wiring path, then see the wiring guide.

Step 4Budget install time

Plan fascia and underbody access. Two inch accessories come after the hitch is on.

Receiver

Two inch Class 3

Both live ML cards open a two inch tube. Accessories must match that opening. Keep racks and mounts sized for two inch.

  • 13342 sits around three thousand five hundred pounds GTW on the hitch card
  • 13411 sits around seven thousand pounds GTW on the hitch card
  • Vehicle sticker can sit lower than either hitch rating
Year honesty

Live landers versus card notes

We only link year landers that already return on this store. Today that includes ML350 landers across the two thousand six through two thousand fifteen band plus selected ML-Class and ML320 landers. If your year sits only on the hitch card, confirm the live card and ask before guessing.

  • Title wording and fitment table can differ by a year
  • GLE is the later family with its own guide
  • Missing landers are not silent fitment promises
Wiring

Confirm-first lights

We do not stock a dedicated ML trailer wiring harness on this store today. Plan lights after the hitch with a confirmed path, not a guess from a GLE sibling badge.

  • See the wiring harness guide
  • Ask before inventing a plug
  • Test lights before the first Canadian night tow

Year pages that already exist

These ML year landers are already live. We only link pages that return on this store.

Always confirm the live hitch card still lists your year before you order. A missing year lander is not a fitment promise.

Accessories that match the receiver

Keep the tube covered when empty, pin what you insert, and quiet chatter with a kit sized for your tube. Ball mounts must match that opening.

CoverCURT 22272Two inch receiver cover for empty-tube days on the Class 3 shelf. PinCURT 21500Five-eighths hitch pin with clip for everyday two inch inserts. Quiet kitCURT 22321Anti-rattle kit sized for a two inch tube. Ball mountCURT 45036Two inch ball mount with useful drop or rise options. Confirm the live card before you tow.
Topic What we tell shoppers
Door sticker first A hitch is not a blank cheque. Read the Mercedes tow limit, then open hitch versus vehicle tow rating.
Which Class 3 Early listed years lean on 13342. Later listed ML years lean on 13411. Re-read the live card for exact year wording.
Rating honesty Hitch-card numbers differ between 13342 and 13411. The lower of hitch and vehicle always wins.
Wiring honesty No dedicated ML harness is live here today. Confirm lights before you tow at night.
Later Mercedes SUVs Keep GLE shopping on the GLE hitch buyer guide.

Related guides worth opening next

Rise versus dropLevel the trailer after the hitch is on. Hitch bolt torqueRecheck torque after salted winters. First tow checklistLights, chains, coupler, and tire pressure habits. GLK hitch guideEarlier compact Mercedes crossover shelf.

Parts-counter summary: match listed early ML years to CURT 13342 and later listed ML years to CURT 13411 as the live cards show, respect the Mercedes door sticker under the hitch rating, treat missing harness stock as a confirm-first lights path, and keep GLE siblings on their own guide. Free shipping on live CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts across Canada when the SKU shows available on this store.